"What! Ahem, there must be the support of the Central Plains behind this Xu Hua, who is it? Gongsun Du muttered in his heart, he suddenly remembered a person, if it was that person, it was absolutely possible to destroy Sanhan in just one year.

"The child is incompetent, I didn't inquire about Xu Hua's origin. I'll send more men. Gongsun Kang said with a look of shame.

Gongsun Du shook his head: "No need! By the way, what are the movements of the two brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi? ”

"The two of them have been in frequent contact with Liaodong Shan Yu Sufumaru recently, and there are still thousands of cavalry under Sufumaru, and I am afraid that they have bad intentions." Gongsun Kang had long seen that the two brothers Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang were not pleasing to the eye.

Gongsun Du weighed for a while and said, "Kang'er, you lead 10,000 elite soldiers to attack the Swift Servant Pill. Don't seek a quick victory, just knock on the two brothers Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, understand? ”

"The child understands, I'll do it!" Gongsun Kang was ordered to go down and order the Qi army and horses to kill the Wuhuan tribe in Liaodong.

Gongsun Du's condition was getting worse day by day, and at this time, the Donglai direction came to report, Cao Cao sent Zhang Liao to pacify the coastal area, and Zhang Liao broke the Yingzhou assassin Shi Liuyi placed by Gongsun Du. Liu Yi has now led the defeated army back to Liaodong by sea, Gongsun Du was so angry that he vomited blood after hearing the news, and the Donglai counties that he had operated for many years fell into the hands of Cao Cao.

And then Lelang Taishou Gongsun Mo sent a message that a group of pirates broke through the port of Lelang and plundered thousands of Han people back. Gongsun Du slowed down and thought that this Xu Hua was very likely to be Xu Rong, who was the Liaodong Taishou whom he recommended him to serve at the beginning, and now he wants to take it back from him?

Gongsun Du thought about it all night, and Xu Rong's face appeared in his dream. Xu Rong stepped forward and talked to him about his friendship, the two laughed, and then Xu Rong suddenly asked him: "Gongsun Du, do you want to stand on your own and be the emperor?" ”

"Do you want to stand on your own as emperor?" "........." Xu Rong suddenly had blood in the corner of his eyes, his face was terrifying, and he stretched out his hands and firmly choked his throat. Gongsun Du was terrified, he wanted to break free, but he couldn't.

Gongsun Du died in his sleep, and the next day the servant came to call Gongsun Du to get up, and found that Gongsun Du had passed away, and hurriedly reported Gongsun Gong in fright. Gongsun Kang was leading the army to conquer Wuhuan in Liaodong, and when he heard that Gongsun Du had died, he left the general Yang Zuo to continue the campaign against Wuhuan and led his personal guards to rush back to Xiangping in the starry night.

Gongsun Kang rushed back to the house, and saw Gongsun Gong crying bitterly in front of Gongsun Du's bed, and sneered in his heart for a while, fortunately, his younger brother was not ambitious, and he could inherit his father's throne justifiably.

Gongsun Kang also threw himself on Gongsun Du's body and cried bitterly, Gongsun Du's cronies Yang Yi saw this and said: "The two sons mourn, now the ancestor has passed away, Liaodong cannot be left without a master for a day, please ask the eldest son to inherit his father's throne and take charge of Liaodong!" ”

As soon as Yang Yi spoke, Guo Xin, Liu Pu and other officials persuaded Gongsun Kang to take over, Gongsun Kang pretended to resign, and Gongsun Gong also tearfully asked him to take over. Gongsun Kang had no choice but to accept the seal ribbon, and in order to appease his younger brother, he gave him the false title of Yongxiang Ninghou.

When the news of Gongsun Du's death came, Xu Rong immediately raised the army of the three counties and prepared to attack Lelang County. When Xu Rong led the army to Tunyou County, he died of illness in the army. Xu Sheng led the army back to Xu County and buried Xu Rong in the southwest of Bei County, Xu County. Xu Rong and Gongsun Du, two fellow villagers, although they are only one county apart, have never met again after all.

"Prime Minister, Gongsun Du died of illness, Wuhuan and foreign clans are eyeing each other. At this time, the expedition can definitely pacify Liaodong, and it can also cut off the remnants of the Yuan clan in one fell swoop! ”

"Yes, Prime Minister. Please send troops quickly, I, Cao Hongyuan, am the front! ”

“.........”

The generals suggested that Cao Cao send troops to conquer Liaodong, but Cao Cao waved his hand. At this time, Cao Cao annexed Qingyouji and four states, and broke Wuhuan, Cheng Yu, Wang Lang and others went to the Han Dynasty to offer the emperor and worship Cao Cao as the prime minister. Cao Cao officially assumed the post of prime minister and took charge of the government.

Cao Cao looked at the north and said with a smile: "I want Gongsun Kang to send Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi to the head, so I don't have to work hard anymore." ”

The generals didn't believe it, but when they saw that Cao Cao had already decided, they stopped persuading.

Xiangping City guarded the gate of the mansion, and Yuan Shang said to Yuan Xi in front of the door: "Brother, now Gongsun Du is dead, and it is a good opportunity for the two of us to seize Liaodong." I have sent the dead to lurk in various parts of the city, and when I assassinate Gongsun Kang, my two brothers will take Xiangping City, and then cooperate with the speed servant pill inside and outside, and the great thing can be done! ”

Yuan Xi said: "Brother Shang, Gongsun Kang invited the two of us to come, and I must have no fear. I saw that the defense outside the door was lax, and I feared that there would be an ambush inside. ”

"How can you be afraid? Have you forgotten the enmity of your family and country? Yuan Shang scolded.

Yuan Xi retorted when he heard this: "I didn't, Cao Cao seized my state and county, and I don't want to kill Cao Cao's old thief all the time." It's just that Gongsun Kang's attitude is still unclear, and it is still safe. ”

Yuan Shang stared at Yuan Xi and said, "I heard that my sister-in-law was forcibly taken as his wife by Cao Cao's son Cao Pi, how can you not avenge this wife-stealing revenge?" ”

Yuan Xi had a picture of Zhen Mi and Cao Pi together in his mind, gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Shang, I'll accompany you in." But promise me not to be reckless, but to act when the opportunity arises! ”

Yuan Xi entered the door with Yuan Shang, and Gongsun Kang had already ambushed the warriors in the stable. Gongsun Kang smiled and welcomed Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang into the hall, and before the two could sit down, Gongsun Kang shouted at the stable: "Where is the samurai, don't come and catch these two thieves quickly!" ”

Yuan Shang was startled, and hurriedly ran out of the door with Yuan Xi. More than twenty warriors outside surrounded him, Yuan Xi was captured by five warriors on the spot, Yuan Shang knocked over one of them empty-handed, but was held down by the three warriors who rushed up.

The samurai tied the two with ropes and made them sit on the frozen ground. Yuan Shang regretted that he didn't listen to Yuan Xi's advice, and he couldn't stand the cold, so Gongsun Kang said: "The ground is extremely cold, can you give a seat?" ”

Gongsun Kang said: "Your head will travel thousands of miles, what is the benefit of sitting at the table? ”

Gongsun Kang then ordered the knife and axe men to cut off the heads of Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, and ordered them to be put in a box to prepare to give to Cao Cao. At this time, Yang Zuo, the general under Gongsun Kang, sent someone to send the head of the speed servant pill, saying that he had exterminated the Wuhuan in Liaodong and captured thousands of Wuhuan people.

Gongsun Kang sent Liang Mao to send Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi to Cao Cao along with the head of the Servant Pill. Cao Hong, Le Jin and other generals asked Cao Cao: "Since the prime minister has retired from the army, why not kill Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi and send their heads to surrender?" ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Gongsun Kang has always been afraid of Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi, if I attack urgently, they will join forces to resist; I appease the hearts of the Gongsun clan so that they kill each other; This situation forced him to do so. ”

Cao Cao rewarded Gongsun Kang as the Marquis of Xiangping and the general of the chariot cavalry. Cao Cao remembered Guo Jia's previous words, if Gongsun Du died, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang would die, as Guo Jia expected. Cao Cao went to visit Guo Jia, who was healed by Hua Tuo at this time, and did not die young as in history, and Cao Cao also rewarded Hua Tuo for this.

Although Gongsun Kang ostensibly proclaimed himself a vassal to the Han Dynasty, he was still far from convinced. Seeing that Gongsun Kang had just ascended the throne and that the internal affairs were unstable, Waiyi attacked and harassed the border of Liaodong.

In particular, Goguryeo, since the reign of the new king Bogu, has constantly invaded Liaodong, and accepted more than 500 fleeing Hu people. The second son of the new king, Yi Yimo, succeeded to the throne as the king of Guguochuan, and the king of Guguochuan appointed Yanliu and Yibasu, so that Goguryeo appeared to rule the world.

In 197, King Guochuan died, and his younger brother Yanyou succeeded him as the king of the mountain. However, Baqi, the eldest son of the new king Bogu, failed to ascend the throne because of inconsistencies, and there was a gap between him and Yeonyou, and Goguryeo was also unstable.

Gongsun Kang pointed the finger at Goguryeo, he personally led an army of 30,000 to attack Goguryeo, and the Goguryeo people were busy electing a new king. The Goguryeo people set up the palace as the king, who knew that this palace had a benevolent personality, and he was not angry or quarrelsome, so he was naturally not Gongsun Kang's opponent.

Gongsun Kang led Liu Yi, Yang Zuo and other generals to lead tens of thousands of troops to break through the capital of Goguryeo, burn the city, and flee on behalf of the clansmen. And the unlucky new king's eldest son, Baqi, complained about the countrymen, saying that he was the eldest son but could not inherit the throne, so he and Juan Nujia each led more than 30,000 people under their own command to surrender to Gongsun Kang.

Goguryeo fell, but Han Hao in the east was still strong, and the counties of Lelang County could not be restrained, and most of the people flowed into the Korean Peninsula. In particular, a large number of Han people were exiled to Xu County and Xiahe County, which made Gongsun Kang unable to sit still. Gongsun Kang sent Gongsun Mo, Zhang Chang and others to gather the displaced people from all over the country and raise troops to attack Donghao, which slightly curbed the momentum of population outflow.